Swathi Reddy (born 19 April 1987) is an Indian actress and television presenter who predominantly works in
Telugu films, along with
Tamil
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and
Malayalam
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films. She has acted in over 29 movies. Her nickname ''Colours Swathi'' comes from her stint in the Telugu television show ''Colours'', which was telecast on
Maa TV.
After playing supporting roles, she made her debut as a lead actress in the
Tamil
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**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka
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film ''
Subramaniapuram'' (2008). Her role in the Telugu film ''
Ashta Chamma'' (2008) earned her the
Filmfare Award
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and
Nandi Award for Best Actress. She also worked as a
dubbing artist, and a
playback singer
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in a few films. Her other notable films include ''
Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule'' (2007), ''
Swamy Ra Ra'' (2013), ''
Amen'' (2013), and ''
Karthikeya'' (2014).
Early life and education
Swathi Reddy was born in
Vladivostok
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, located in the southerly reaches of the
Russian Far East
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in the erstwhile
Soviet Union
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.
Her father, who was an officer in the
Indian Navy
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, was training as a
submarine
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r in the Soviet Union when she was born. The
Russian doctor who delivered her named her ‘Svetlana’ and later her mother changed it to 'Swathi'.
She has one elder brother named Siddharth.
Reddy's family moved to
Mumbai
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and later to the
Eastern Naval Command
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,
Visakhapatnam
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, where she spent most of her childhood.
She was educated at St. Francis De Sales’ School in Visakhapatnam. While studying in 11th class, she moved to
Hyderabad
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. She then enrolled at the
St. Mary's College, Hyderabad and graduated in
Biotechnology
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.
After her
EAMCET, she ventured into television at the age of 17 by hosting a show called ''Colours''. Due to a positive response, the show was further extended and moved to the
primetime
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slot. She went on to present over 150 episodes.
Career
Acting
After the completion of her first year of graduation, she got an offer to make her film debut in
Krishna Vamsi's ''
Danger'' (2005).
She was part of an
ensemble cast
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Structure
In contrast to the po ...
and was one of the five leads. The film received mixed to positive reviews. Priyanka Pulla of fullhyd.com wrote, "Swati making her much-anticipated debut here, has a role somewhat akin to a single member in a
Mexican wave
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- contributory, but not self-sufficient enough to be judged."
After her second year of graduation, she did a supporting role in ''
Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule'' (2007).
The film won her good acclaim.
After the completion of her graduation she signed two films.
In 2008, she debuted as a female lead in her first
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
People, culture and language
* Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka
** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...
film ''
Subramaniapuram''. For her performance in ''
Ashta Chamma''(2008)'','' she won the
Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu and
Nandi Award for Best Actress. She made her debut in Malayalam cinema with ''
Amen'' (2013) which was a super hit.
Other work
Swathi Reddy has been occasionally working as a
dubbing artist and
playback singer
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as well. In 2008, she had
dubbed for actress
Ileana in the film ''
Jalsa'' (2008). In 2010, she gave her voice to an
HIV/AIDS
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education animated software tutorial created by the nonprofit organization
TeachAids. In 2011, she turned playback singer, rendering her voice for two songs, "Unbelievable" and "A Square B Square", for the soundtrack albums of her own film ''
Katha Screenplay Darsakatvam Appalaraju'' (2011) and ''
100% Love'' (2011), respectively. She has also appeared in an advertisement for "Cadbury's Dairy Milk".
Personal life
Reddy married her boyfriend Vikas Vasu, a Malayali pilot, on 30 August 2018.
Filmography
As playback singer
Dubbing artist/voice actor
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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Telugu actresses
Indian voice actresses
Actresses in Telugu cinema
Indian film actresses
Actresses in Tamil cinema
Living people
Filmfare Awards South winners
Telugu playback singers
Actresses in Malayalam cinema
Nandi Award winners
21st-century Indian actresses
Indian women playback singers
Indian women television presenters
People from Visakhapatnam
1987 births
21st-century Indian women singers
21st-century Indian singers